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May 12, 2017

MetroLink Work Scheduled May 15-19

MetroLink riders should allow extra time for commutes next week as maintenance of the light rail system may result in short delays for Blue Line and Red Line passengers.

On Monday through Friday (May 15-19) from 8 p.m. to the end of service, MetroLink will operate on a single track at the Sunnen and Maplewood-Manchester MetroLink Stations to allow crews to perform track maintenance.

Blue Line MetroLink passengers may experience delays of 5 minutes.

Red Line MetroLink service will not be impacted.

On Friday (May 19) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., MetroLink will operate on a single track at the East Riverfront MetroLink Station to allow crews to perform electrical maintenance.

Blue Line and Red Line MetroLink passengers may experience delays of 5 minutes.

Updates on MetroLink operations can be found at metrostlouis.org in the Rider Alert section.

About Metro

Metro is the operator of the St. Louis region’s public transportation system, which includes the 87 vehicle, 46-mile MetroLink light rail system; approximately 400 vehicle MetroBus fleet that operates on 79 MetroBus routes in Missouri and Illinois; and Metro Call-A-Ride, a paratransit fleet of 122 vans. Metro is an enterprise of Bi-State Development (BSD), which also owns and operates St. Louis Downtown Airport, the Bi-State Development Research Institute, the Gateway Arch Riverboats, and operates the Gateway Arch Trams and Revenue Collections Center. BSD also operates the St. Louis Regional Freightway.